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The Empty Chair

Sponsored Project

  • Jay Goldstuck, Director
  • Claire Evans, Producer
  • Wendy Hui, Producer
The image has a light green background. On the right of the image is a sketched chair with dark green outlines and an off-white fill. The chair has a dark green shadow stretched out behind it. To the left of the chair is dark green text in a serif font that reads "The Empty Chair" followed by the subtitle "a feature documentary".

About the Project

In the face of America’s increasingly powerful corporate class, young Starbucks employees have set in motion a unionization campaign that has swept the nation. This underdog story follows the workers behind the union as they navigate victories and defeats, and in the process, breathe life into the labor movement.